For decades, most control efforts to manage insects that damage crops, affect livestock production or transmit diseases to people depended on insecticides. However, growing concerns about their risks ...

A pest control expert has named a simple multi-part method to get rid of flying ants without using chemicals ...

New research is shining a light on one of genetics' enduring puzzles—how the workings of the so-called "selfish gene" could be harnessed to control harmful insect populations. By understanding the ...

Since the insect population remains unaltered, paratransgenesis may pose less risk to ecosystems. Insects tend to adapt quickly to the methods humans use to control them, so it is advantageous to have ...

New research has shed light on the importance of revolutionising methods in entomology. A publication titled "The need for a (non-destructive) method revolution in entomology" has highlighted how to ...

Healthier herds with reduced production losses due to flies and insect pests can come from better management, but tools, control methods and practical guidance when it comes to pest control, can play ...

Is hanging a bar of soap in your yard a genius way to repel pests or actually pretty useless? We tapped two pest control ...